I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…
In Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, the author compares the law to a blanket. When used by a big family in the same bed, one family member tugs on the b…
On March 31, I gave a virtual guest lecture in Mailyn Fidler’s course “The Digital Fourth Amendment” at Harvard Law School. Prof. Fidler invited me to come talk…
Grounding the Virtual Magistrate…
Visible Hand Internet taxes are about more than money. They"re about who knows who buys what. Industry Standard, Aug 13, 2001…
The Limits Of Credibility Microsoft got beat fair and square. To maintain credibility with regulators - and customers - it needs to realize that fact, fast. Ind…
Artful Dodges Record execs are crying for the rights of artists. But the real issue is innovation, not pay. Industry Standard, June 11, 2001…
Copyright Thugs The SDMI, the RIAA and industry lawyers better get something straight: preventing piracy doesn"t mean you can punish researchers. Industry…
Just Compensation Congress should help artists get paid without delivering the Internet into the hands of the big labels. Industry Standard, April 9 2001…
Adobe in Wonderland In its Alice e-book, the bottle marked "Drink Me" increases public freedoms but the cake marked "Eat Me" strengthens con…
The Rules of Politics In a strange twist, the FTC shines as the Supreme Court stumbles. Industry Standard, January 15, 2001…
The Rules of Law Consistency may be the hobgoblin of small minds. It is also a basic requirement of prosperity. Industry Standard, December 4, 2000…
Government Property bureaucrats in Washington don"t just break monopolies. They also make them. Industry Standard, October 30, 2000…
Copyrights Rule Courts are racing to enjoin alleged violators of copyright law, taking no account of the effects on the development of the Internet. Industry St…
Behind the Curtain It"s the other side of the privacy debate: Allowing consumers to find out as much about business and government as they know about us. I…